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Between Philosophy and Religion, Vol. I : Spinoza, the Bible, and Modernity
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Polka, Brayton.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion--Philosophy.
- Spinoza, Benedictus de.
- Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677.
- Local Subjects:
- Religion--Philosophy.
- Spinoza, Benedictus de.
- Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (291 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In Between Philosophy and Religion Volumes I and II, Brayton Polka examines Spinoza's three major works_on religion, politics, and ethics_in order to show that his thought is at once biblical and modern. This book and its companion volume are essential reading for any scholar of Spinoza.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Chapter 01. Introduction: The Challenge of Spinoza to Modernity; Chapter 02. The Bible and Hermeneutics: Theologico-Political Treatise, Chapters 1-15; Chapter 03. The Ontological Argument and Modernity: The Relationship between Thought and Existence: Ethics, Parts I-II; Chapter 04. Conclusion: Hermeneutics and Ontology; Appendix 1: Critical Commentary on Works Relating to Spinoza,t he Bible, and Modernity; Appendix 2: Strauss on the Bible, Philosophy, and Modernity; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-71331-0
- 9786612713316
- 0-7391-5232-7
- OCLC:
- 700699564
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